"We can force the owners of nuclear weapons to annihilate them," Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony to mark the National Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran attended by a number of Iranian officials and foreign envoys to Tehran.

He further expressed confidence that man's community would eventually succeed in its efforts to make the world powers dismantle their nuclear arms remove obstacles in this way.

Iran, an NPT-signatory, has called for the dismantlement and removal of all weapons of mass destruction from across the globe.

The UN General Assembly last October approved a draft resolution proposed by Iran on nuclear disarmament amid strong opposition by the US, Britain, France, Israel and a number of western countries.

The resolution ratified in the first committee of the UN General Assembly calls on all nuclear countries to annihilate their nuclear weapons under the supervision of international bodies.

More than 100 countries, including non-nuclear members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) voted for the resolution.

The resolution also urges Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect its nuclear installations.

Israel, the Middle East's sole nuclear power, possesses hundreds of nuclear warheads while it is not a signatory to the NPT or any other international convention. The Zionist regime has never allowed UN inspectors to visit its nuclear sites or arsenals.

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